Police investigate pair of robberies

NEW BEDFORD — Police are investigating two armed robberies in the city, one on Wednesday afternoon and another that occurred early Thursday morning.

NEW BEDFORD — Police are investigating two armed robberies in the city, one on Wednesday afternoon and another that occurred early Thursday morning.

In Wednesday's robbery, a suspect holding a knife entered Quichelenses Market on North Front Street at around 12:42 p.m., police said. The man, described as a black male, demanded all the money from the cashier.

"He was wearing a hat to cover his face to avoid being identified," Sgt. Dean Fredericks said, adding no one was hurt in the incident.

In a separate incident early Thursday morning, a man entered the 7-Eleven store at 489 Rockdale Ave., to buy two cartons of cigarettes, police said. The clerk asked for identification when the man used a credit card to pay, police said.

The man then "threatened the clerk he would take out the weapon," and he left the store with the cartons, Fredericks said.

"He referred to it but he didn't actually show a weapon," Fredericks said. Police described the suspect as a white male in his mid-20s, with a black goatee.

Anyone with information should contact the New Bedford Police Department at 508-991-6300, police said.

CAROL KOZMA

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